The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-08
Voice of the People
ANOTHER REPLY TO "NON-

ANOTHER REPLY TU"NON-
PRODUCER"
EDITOR ADvANCE:-Being one of
those persons for whom nature and
custom have appointed a person to At
tend to my business for me. will try
and say u few words in defence of the
few farmers who are trying to give the
overtaxed brains that have managed
our affairs rest.
In the first place our non appointed
agent speaks of ''our failure to accom-
plish anything worth mentioning"
Now, if to get the full market value
for our produce is not worth mention.
ing. then our would be agent and my
self have different views in regard to
things worth mentioning" u.
In the second place, our we'll wisher
tells us lit has been proved time and
again that combination among far
mers is an imrossibility.' u If that is
the fact, why is it that the most Of our
Leading dairymen ship their butter di
rect to market instead of selling is in
Worthington? And they claim and
show the figures to prove that they
make from twenty-five to fifty per
cent. by so doing. Now, if one man
can combine and ship his butter at u
profit, two can combine and ship their
steers at \ profit; and if the two can
combine and ship their steers at Il pro-
fit, so the whole county could combine
and ship their entire produce at a pro-
fit; or could if it were not mortgaged to
some of the men who possess the brains
and who refuse to let them dispose of
it unless they take the money.
Again, he says, ~ great many facts
go to prove the impossibility of CON-
binations Of any kind among produ-
GERS" If he had SAID among farmers,
it would have looked more plausible,
but when he says among producers. l
would like to ask him where he locates
the Standard Oil Company, our coal
Btrons, our cattlemen Of the plains,
our lulnOermen and our makers of agri
cultural machines. for l notice That
when any of the abOve-named produc-
ers have u meeting, and, be it resolved,
that we raise the price cf our product,
it goes up, and the consumer can pay
the advanced price Or go without, prov.
ing. rs our agent says, the superiority
of brains over musc|e.'
1t our worldly wiSeman will read the
preceding chapter Of his history. he
will discover that it wRs not bread for
their children that the army asked for
that one man quelled so easily, but rs
a. Il. Parsons said in the circular that
helped send him to the gallows. 1--WE
asked for bread and they gave US the
bullet"
Again, he says. taking pay for do
ing business is not robbery" We will
admit that, il the price is agreed upon
before the business commences, but
when our entire lot of self appointed
agents combine and set the price for
doing that business, and if we murmur
at their salary tell us to 20 to -, 1
for one will hitch my OK to my old
wagon am sorry but l have no car.
riage) and stick to my part Of the
work, and if l think it consists in get
ting the entire value of my produce l
do not think it is any of our self-ap-
pointed agents business.
A wounded bird will always flntter,
and the threat abont losing the good
will of nOn-prOducer may frighten
some Of the more timid brethren, but
am ready for the butt end of the stalk,
brad and awl. and the sooner you be-
gin your war, the sooner you will have
your victory.
PRODUCER.